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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Heydrich, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Melvin E Woods, Columbus, IN (US);
William C Geary, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Engine Company, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F / ; F02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 123669 ;
Abstract
A combustion chamber for an internal combustion engine is provided having a cylindrical member, an end piece overlying one end of the member, and a piston mounted for reciprocatory movement within the member and when at a predetermined relative position, coacting with the end piece and member to form a combustion cavity. A compliant gas seal is positioned between the end piece and member and is in surface contact therewith. The seal encompasses the combustion cavity and has a portion thereof continuously exposed to the cavity.